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CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? (P345403)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P345403 |
| Museum no. | AO 06721 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | larsa!{ki} iri# hur-sag-gin7 il2-la a2-bi sa2 x | Larsa, raising its arms like a mountain range |
| 2 | inim an {d}en-lil2-la2-ta mu-un-da-an-zi-ga a2 x mu-un-dab5#?-be2#? | When he raised the command of An and Enlil, he seized his ... arms |
| 3 | u3? unu{ki} ud5-sag kur-ra-ke4 am-gin7 si tu11#?-tu11 | and Uruk, the first-born goat of the netherworld, roaring like a wild bull |
| 4 | a2 mah-zu-ta lugal?-bi e-ne hul-bi mu-un-dab5 | Because of your supreme strength, its king seized it with evil intent. |
| 5 | ugu nam-lu2-ulu3-bi szu gar mu-un-gar#-ra zi du10-ga szum2-mu-x | He placed a hand upon its people, gave a good life to them |
| 6 | sag# dumu ga-gin7 usz2 nu-mu-ni-in-e3-[a] nig2-gig-ga nu-mu-un-ak | The head, like a child born in a womb, did not come out and did not do anything evil |
| 7 | [nam]-lu2#-ulu3-bi ku6-gin7 lu3-a-ni ba-e-ni-szub u4-sze3 mu-ni-in-tak4 | Its people, like fish, abandoned their people and abandoned them for a day |
| 8 | [ur]-sag#-bi {gesz}tukul igi-zu-sze3 im-mi-gub-bu-x szu-zu sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga | Its hero stood before you with weapons, he ... your hand in submission |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [nam-usz2]-a# mu-un-da-kar-re-esz ka#-tar-zu i3?-si-il-le-esz | They have seized you by the death penalty, they have purified you by your command |
| 2 | [unu{ki}-ga-a] geszkim#?-bi hul-la mu-un-ku4 i-{d}utu-bi mu-un-e3 | In Uruk the evil sign(?) entered and Utu came out |
| 3 | [nu-siki nu]-mu-un-kusz u2 lu-lu-a mu-un-gar u2-sal nu2?-de3-esz | She did not wear a soiled garment, she set up a fragrant plant, they lie down in the grass |
| 4 | [u4]-szu2#-usz-e un# kur-kur bar-bi-ta zu2# im-ma-an-gub# | At that time, the roar of all the lands stood outside |
| 5 | mu# sa6-ga-zu sza3-la2-su3-me-esz kur-kur mu-un-gen?-na? | Because of your good name, you have gone to all the lands |
| 6 | u4-ul-li2-a-ta lugal za-a-gin7 me3 a-ba igi mu-ni-in-du8? | Since ancient times, who has seen the king like you in battle? |
| 7 | ur5#-sze3-am3 {d}utu e2-babbar u4 nam-ti-zu mi-ni-KU-x? | In the future, Utu, in the Ebabbar, will ... your life |
| 8 | e-ne-esz2 ga2-ra igi# zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib ka-ba-zu kukku2 hu-mu-un-zalag-ga | May he look faithfully upon me, may he brighten your mouth |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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